LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
Catch up on some LGBTQ parenting news stories I haven’t covered elsewhere, including legislative moves (positive and negative), profiles of lesbian, gay, and trans parents, and more!
Advocating
Teaching Our Children to Give, on Giving Tuesday and All Year Long
Today is Giving Tuesday, an opportunity not only to give to charitable causes, but also to remind our children about the importance of giving. Here are some other ways my spouse and I have tried to teach our son this lesson all year round.
In Memoriam: Transgender Day of Remembrance 2023
Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance, when we honor the lives of those who died because of anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. I wish all of my transgender friends and readers love and support on this day of mourning.
Powerful Testimony at Massachusetts Parentage Act Hearing
Yesterday, 20 years to the week after Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize marriage equality, LGBTQ parents and others testified in support of legislation to finally update the state’s parentage laws so that children of LGBTQ parents—and all children—have equal access to the security of legal parentage.
Meet the Dozens of Newly Elected LGBTQ Parents Who Are Part of the “Rainbow Wave”
Parents with identities across the LGBTQ spectrum won elections this week in state legislatures, city governments, school boards, and more, even in states where you might not expect it!
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
New babies, moms making history, fresh insights on trans parents, advances in reproductive science, political progress, and more! Here’s what’s happening that I haven’t covered already.
Seeking Hope
Like so many, I have been angered and appalled by the horrific acts of terrorism committed by Hamas on Israeli civilians. Now, I am trying to hold several difficult things in my heart as I try to find hope.
First Out LGBTQ Parent Senator and First Black Lesbian Senator to Fill Feinstein’s Seat
Laphonza Butler has been named by California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) to complete the Senate term of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein (D). Butler, president of EMILYs List, will become the first out Black lesbian member of Congress and the first out LGBTQ parent senator.
Florida School District Institutes Sweeping Ban on LGBTQ-Inclusive Books
A Florida school district in July ordered its librarians to remove all books with LGBTQ characters or themes from classrooms and libraries. While the district later asserted that such books are still allowed in high school libraries, there is evidence that many have been removed from them as well.
LGBTQ Parenting Roundup
The parenting news keeps coming! Here are some stories I haven’t covered separately. This edition is full of international news (and a few U.S. items), so read on and catch up with what’s happening around the world.